The Center for Black Literature Hosts an Evening with Uwem Akpan

Center for Black Literature logo John Oliver Killens Virtual Reading Series: An Evening with Uwem Akpan

Held, Thursday, November 11, 2021, 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET, the Center for Black Literature presented a conversation and reading with authors Danielle Evans and Jocelyn Nicole Johnson. Johnson’s debut collection of short stories is My Monticello: Fiction (Henry Holt & Co., 2021). In the title story, Johnson tells of a diverse group of Charlottesville neighbors fleeing violent white supremacists.

Evans brings her signature voice and insight to the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history in The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories (Riverhead Books, 2020). She is the award-winning author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self (Riverhead Books, 2010).

This is a free virtual event. All are welcome.

Uwem Akpan – 2 Books (top)


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